Posts in November, 2021

Nov 29 McBennett v. Danis 2021 ONSC 3610 - Changes to the Divorce Act: The expansion of the definition of family violence

PREAMBLE This case dealt with a multitude of issues which will not be addressed in this blog. The focus of this blog will be to ...

Nov 19 Blacklock v Tkacz, 2021 CarswellOnt 13012 - Child Support Against the Deceased’s Estate

This case outlines the importance of including a provision in a support Order which clearly states that the Order also binds the ...

Nov 12 Leinwand v. Brown, 2021 ONSC 6866 - Where there is no urgency to determine an issue, a court may order that the parties must first attempt to resolve their matter through a family dispute resolution process.

BACKGROUND The parties in this case were married in August of 2015 and separated in March of 2019 when their son was just six ...

Nov 05 Adam v Kasmani 2021, 55 R.F.L. (8th) 277 (Ont. Div. Ct.- A Decision Under the Hague Convention

Background This case arose from an appear from a decision under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child ...